Sulaimani, who was "beheaded" by the U.S. military, has cooperatedwith the United States twice

Major General Suleimani, one of Iran's top military figures, was assassinatedby a U.S. drone. US Secretary of State Pompeii even described the processas "beheading." Trump claims that the commander of the"terrorist group" Holy City Army "is planning an imminent evilattack on Americans." "

However, the US media found Sulejmani is not always America's" big trouble", but twice in cooperation with the US military, and was highly praisedby US officials and the media.

" September 11 "incident broke out At that time, he had secretlycooperated with U.S. officials to share intelligence and fight the Taliban. However,when Bush declared Iran as the "axis of evil" country, all this waslost. After

2014, led by Suleimani Shi'ite militia groups took the lead in fighting theIslamic State in Iraq, and the U.S. forces were supplemented by air strikes,and the two sides stood on the same front again.

On January 3, a U.S. drone from the BBC assassinated Iranian general Suleimani.Picture

: Suleimani was shot dead by a U.S. drone at Baghdad Airport on January 3. Thenext day, the Washington Post published an article that disclosed therelationship between the U.S. government and "the most important foreignrivals in decades" a "history of cooperation.

the article mentioned that, like many other countries in the Middle East, likethe relationship between the United States and Iran are also very complicated.Sulejmani is not always the opposite of the United States to stand. theyeven He has collaborated twice and has been praised by the American media.The New Yorker columnist Dexter Filkins wrote in 2013 that after September 11,2001, the United States and Iran had once Expected to reach a degree ofalliance in Afghanistan. Iranian "Holy City Force" leader Suleimaniis a key figure in this cooperation. The New Yorker: When the United States andSuleimani cooperated

after the 9/11 attacks In the chaos, Ryan Crocker, then a senior U.S. StateDepartment official, flew cautiously to meet a group of Iranian diplomats.Their boss, Haji Qassim, is Suleimani, and they appear to be eager to work withthe United States to destroy them Enemy Taliban.

Although the United States and Iran broke off diplomatic relations in 1980,Crocker was not surprised by Suleimani's flexible attitude. "If itwasn't very pragmatic, you wouldn't have gone through eight years of brutalwar." Sometimes Suleimanni would pass information to Crocker withoutleaving any written records.

According to Crocker, he once provided Iran with the location of an Al Qaedafacilitator in exchange for a map detailing the location of theTaliban. Crocker said Suleimani was very satisfied with the cooperation.

But not too long. In January 2002, George Bush gave a famous "Axis ofEvil" speech, listing Iran as a "state supportingterrorists." Clo did not realize this, but he understood that thecooperation between the two parties had ended.

Bush Jr.'s "Axis of Evil" speech photo: The Washington Post the

next day at the UN building in Kabul, Iranian negotiators told him angrily thatSuleimani was "angered" and felt "betrayed." Thelatter has been cooperating at great political risk, arguing that "it maybe time to reconsider relations with the United States."

As a result of Bush's remarks, the Iranian government's reformers who advocatedreconciliation with the United States have also been weakened. Recallingthis experience, Crocker repeatedly shook his head: "We are obviously soclose. One word in the speech changed history."

In 2003, when the United States invaded Iraq, its relationship with Iran becameincreasingly hostile.

"Atlantic Council" Iranian expert Barbara Slavin mentioned that theUnited States at that time refused to accept the conditions offered by Iran andinstead provided protection to the anti-Iranian group "IslamicJihadists" supported by Saddam Hussein. Suleimani has thus become anenemy of the United States.

After overthrowing Saddam Hussein and establishing a democratic electoralsystem for Iraq, the United States also opened the door for Iran to expand itsinfluence in the country.

Felkins recalled that Suleimani had sent a text message to Iraqi President ofthe Coalition Forces Petraeus through Iraqi President Talabani in early 2008,saying that he controlled Iran's policies on Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza andAfghanistan .

However, Americans don't trust him. Petraeus has described Suleimani as"very evil."

However, according to diplomatic correspondence records published by WikiLeaks,the two actually held talks through senior Iraqi government officials at thetime and even coordinated the ceasefire between radical Shiite militia leaderMuktada Sadr and the Iraqi government protocol. The New York Times saysthe rise of extremist groups The

US "Veterans Today" website posted a shocking photo on the 6thentitled "Suleimani and American soldiers in Iraq."

Photo from: Veterans Today website.

In 2015, the United States reported the Washington Post that Sulaymaniyah wasthought to have played a key role in the fight to recapture Tikrit from theIslamic State. Many people familiar with the situation and analystspraised his wisdom, bravery and fighting skills, and his ability to fightasymmetric and unconventional battles.

The article also quoted Martin Dempsey, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, as saying that two-thirds of the approximately 30,000 people inTikrit fighting ISIS were Iranian-backed Shiite militia . What Dempseymeant was that it would be almost "wishful thinking" to recaptureTikrit from Islamic State extremist groups without the support of Suleimani andIran.

Figures from: Newsweek

In 2017, the US Public Broadcasting Corporation (NPR) also praised Sulaymanifor his huge influence on Iranian-backed Shiite militia "peoplemobilization organization", which is fighting extremist groups andrecapture Sur has played an important role.

On January 3, a U.S. drone fired a missile, all of which turned toashes. All that remains is Iran's anger, the continued redeployment of UStroops to the Middle East, and the world's anxious eyes.

(Original title: American media did not expect Sulejmani will be twice the US"decapitation" of cooperation with the United States)